The Resource The calculating stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
The calculating stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
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The item The calculating stars, Mary Robinette Kowal represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The calculating stars, Mary Robinette Kowal represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 431 pages
- Note
- "A lady astronaut novel."
- Isbn
- 9780765378385
- Label
- The calculating stars
- Title
- The calculating stars
- Statement of responsibility
- Mary Robinette Kowal
- Subject
-
- trueGlobalization
- trueJewish women
- trueMeteors
- trueRacism
- Science fiction
- trueSexism
- trueSpace colonies
- Space colonies -- Fiction
- trueSpace exploration
- trueWomen astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Fiction
- trueWomen pilots
- trueWomen's role
- trueSurvival (after disaster)
- trueClimate change
- Counterfactual histories
- trueDisasters
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her
- Award
-
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2019.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2018.
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2019.
- Nebula Award for Best Novel, 2018.
- RUSA Reading List, 2019.
- Sidewise Awards for Alternate History, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10661975
- Cataloging source
- TOH
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kowal, Mary Robinette
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Lady astronaut novels
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Women astronauts
- Space colonies
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a lady astronaut novel
- Label
- The calculating stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
- Note
- "A lady astronaut novel."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1961548
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780765378385
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780765378385
- (OCoLC)1033567216
- Label
- The calculating stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
- Note
- "A lady astronaut novel."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1961548
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 431 pages
- Isbn
- 9780765378385
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780765378385
- (OCoLC)1033567216
Subject
- trueGlobalization
- trueJewish women
- trueMeteors
- trueRacism
- Science fiction
- trueSexism
- trueSpace colonies
- Space colonies -- Fiction
- trueSpace exploration
- trueWomen astronauts
- Women astronauts -- Fiction
- trueWomen pilots
- trueWomen's role
- trueSurvival (after disaster)
- trueClimate change
- Counterfactual histories
- trueDisasters
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueNebula Awards: Best Novel
- trueThe Reading List (RUSA): 2019
- trueSidewise Award for Alternate History
- trueHugo Awards: Best Novel
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2018 Fiction
- trueLocus Awards: Science Fiction Novel
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2019.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2018.
- Award
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2019.
- Award
- Nebula Award for Best Novel, 2018.
- Award
- RUSA Reading List, 2019.
- Award
- Sidewise Awards for Alternate History, 2018.
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